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Richard J McNally

Professor and Director of Clinical Training, Harvard University

Richard J McNally is a professor and the director of clinical training in the department of psychology at Harvard University. He is the author of several books, including What Is Mental Illness? (2011).

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Written by Richard J McNally

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Mental health

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Mental disorders aren’t diseases, they’re networks of symptoms

Mental disorders are usually seen as the causes of symptoms. In the network perspective, symptoms are causes themselves

by Richard J McNally